RobertDingli
-
Posts
458 -
Joined
-
Last visited
-
Days Won
61
Content Type
Profiles
Forums
Events
Store
Posts posted by RobertDingli
-
-
I’ll be skipping the initial trail run and aim to meet you guys on Monday night at Base Camp Adventure Lodge. I haven’t booked yet but probably intend to camp there.
If there are any delays in our travels and we are forced to spend Monday night on the road, we will aim to get there as early as possible on Tuesday.
-
Thanks Andrew. If the trail is as tough as I hear, I will probably do a lot of walking and filming alongside slow moving vehicles. I will jump into whichever vehicle is available in the trail and organize the ride up closer to the date.
-
Michele seldom does hard core trails with me so there's a pretty good chance I'll have an open seat. You will have to scale down the packing from your normal fully-kitted RR to fit in my rig though!
Thanks Don. I would love to join you and don’t worry, I can travel light. I’ll put it in my calendar as I’m sure I’ll find a spare seat with you or someone else.
I have three sets of camping kit for various situations. The ‘intermediate’ RR + RTT setup that you have seen many times, the ‘full’ RR + Winnebago that you will see in Shaver Lake (facilitates the whole family joining) and my ‘light’ single bag solution for joining as passenger in another vehicle.
-
I would not do it on 31 even 33s its vary challenging.This trail is like the Rubicon but twice as long. expect body damage.
Thanks for the guidance. I’m definitely interested in being a passenger if anyone has a spare seat. I really enjoyed doing part of the Rubicon with Eric a few months ago even though I wasn’t in the driver’s seat.
-
I would love to join but I’m worried about the most difficult rating. I should have underbody protection by then but will be limited by the tires I have fitted.
Can I do this on 31s?
If not, I’ll try to hitch a ride with someone else.
-
Update: my brother will now fly in to SFO on Sunday Mar 17. We will hit the road on Monday and expect to reach Moab during the day on Tuesday.
We will also stay through to Saturday and possibly Sunday in order to experience Arches and Monument Valley. After that Bryce Canyon and beyond, weather permitting.
I have yet to look into lodging at Moab and will look into the recommendations here.
Super excited.
-
I got so excited about this trip that I invited my brother to join us from Australia. He’s a keen wheeler back home. However, he is only arriving on Monday the 18th.
I can either wait for him on Monday and then drive out to meet you in Moab or ask him to fly to somewhere near Moab where he could meet up with me. Either way, I could not possibly be in Grand Rapids for the start of your trip.
I hope it would be OK for us to join you later.
When do you expect to get to Moab? Let me know where you have or intend to book in Moab and I’ll make a reservation.
-
I’m definitely interested. I might not be able to confirm time off from work for a while though.
-
Do you think the crud is chewed up rubber or is it something else?
It could be. I cannot recall the state of the rubber since I had to rip off the rubber to fit a suitably small diameter pressing cup. It could also be a rust dust + dried grease + external dust. Either way, I have read that this is not uncommon for ~ 10 year old L322s. There was significant play in the joints as well.
-
Refreshed the rear suspension on my L322 this weekend. I installed new lower wishbone bushes, stabilizer bar linkages, trailing links and upper and lower rose joints. The lower rose joints were toast which explained the nasty screeching noises I’ve had since Hollister three weeks ago.
New parts
Pressing out the old bushes
Oops, there was still some residual pressure in the air spring when I released the wishbone. After disconnecting the line (at the rear cross valve) I was able to push the sprig back into shape.
Replacing the upper knuckle rose joint
Old lower rose joint. Note the crud I found inside. There was also significant play in both of these joints.
Suffice to say, the car is near silent when driving over speed humps now. I no longer have to choose my path to avoid any bumps.
Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
Gauging Interest - Moab March 16 - 23
in NCLR Scheduled Trips and Event Information
Posted
Just wanting to confirm dates for the Moab part of the trip.
I see in the itinerary that there are plans to start the Moab trail run on Tuesday (3/19) but also that people have booked accommodation in Moab from Tuesday night.
Does this mean that there are plans to camp somewhere else on Monday night and go straight to the Moab trails?
Alternatively, should the Moab trail plan actually start on Wednesday?
I was planning on arriving late on Monday to be ready for the Tuesday trail runs. However, I would prefer to arrive on Tuesday to spread out our 15 hour trek from the Bay Area. I have a hard earliest start time constraint of Sunday afternoon due to flights.